Spring 2013 New Student Checklist
- Access your user name and password: http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/sdsmt/whoami
- Apply for on-campus housing (or request an exemption): http://reslife.sdsmt.edu
- Select a meal plan
- Residence Halls open for the spring semester on January 6, 2013. New student check-in for the residence halls, Noon-10 p.m.
- Contact Residence Life: (605) 394-2348, reslife@sdsmt.edu.
- Submit your 2012-2013 Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible.
- School code: 003470
- For assistance, contact the Financial Aid Office: local (605) 394-2274 or toll free (877) 877-6044 or financialaid@sdsmt.edu
- If you have not already done so, send your final official high school and/or college transcripts to:
- SDSM&T Office of Admissions
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
- SDSM&T Office of Admissions
- Advanced Credit: Submit AP and/or CLEP scores (if applicable)to the SDSM&T Registrar and Academic Services Office
- Contact Registrar and Academic Services: (605) 394-2400, kathryn.crawford@sdsmt.edu
- Contact Registrar and Academic Services: (605) 394-2400, kathryn.crawford@sdsmt.edu
- Submit proof of immunizations as soon as possible (Two MMR's are required; courses will be dropped if not in compliance once the semester begins).
- Immunization Form (Word doc); Immunization Form (pdf)
- Questions about immunizations? Contact Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Office: (605) 394-2416, Marie.Romano@sdsmt.edu
- Make arrangements for COMPASS placement testing (or accept your placement).
- Contact Pat Beu: (605) 394-1999, pat.beu@sdsmt.edu
- Also available on Registration Day, January 9, Testing - COMPASS Exam (Math and English Placement) - 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tech Learning Center (TLC) in the basement of the Devereaux Library. Testing available at any time during the hours listed above.
- The Undergradute Student and Tablet PC Student Orientation
- Electrical Engineering and Physics Building (EEP) Room 252 & 253,
Wednesday, January 9, 8:00 a.m.; sessions include basics to succeeding at Mines.
**Students attending this orientation will receive their Tablet PC during the session.* - For answers to your questions about the Tablet PC program, contact Brad O'Brien:
(605) 394-1977, Bradley.Obrien@sdsmt.edu - Questions about orientation? Contact (605) 394-2336 or orientation@sdsmt.edu.
- Electrical Engineering and Physics Building (EEP) Room 252 & 253,
- New Student Registration--Registrar and Academic Services (RAS) will correspond with all newly-admitted students regarding the spring registration process. Please refer to this correspondence for more detailed information or contact Registrar and Academic Services: (605) 394-2400
- Registration Day: report to the RAS office on the main floor of the O'Harra Building between 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. At this time you will meet with a registration officer or peer advisor that will assist you with the online course registration.
- Need your WebAdvisor ID and Password? Stop by the RAS Office in O'Harra, room 201. Photo identification is required.
- Complete the 2013 Attendance Confirmation available on the student menu in WebAdvisor. If you do not complete this verification form before the deadline of 4:30 p.m. on January 11, 2013, you may be dropped from your classes.
- Pay your tuition and fees or make arrangements by 4 pm on January 22, 2013.
- Online payment can be made via WebAdvisor using SDePay
- Get more with SDepay - [View and/or print your eBill; sign up for a payment plan; pay your bill without standing in line. You may use credit card (MasterCard, Discover and American Express), eCheck or your payment plan.]
- Payments may also be made at the Student Accounts and Cashiers Office in the Surbeck Center if you pay with cash or check (sorry no credit cards accepted in the Cashiers' Office)
- Register for a parking permit.
- Online registration at www.sdsmt.edu/services/facilities
- Online registration at www.sdsmt.edu/services/facilities
- Complete Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized and/or Perkins Entrance Loan Counseling forms (if applicable)
- All first-time borrowers must complete the online loan counseling
- For assistance, contact the Financial Aid Office: local (605) 394-2274, toll free (877) 877-6044 or financialaid@sdsmt.edu
- Spring semester classes begin January 9th, 2013 for classes with a start time of 4 p.m. or later. January 10 is the first day of classes for all other classes
Optional
- Contact the ADA Coordinator (if applicable)
- Counseling and ADA Student Services: (605) 394-2416, jolie.mccoy@sdsmt.edu
- Counseling and ADA Student Services: (605) 394-2416, jolie.mccoy@sdsmt.edu
- Participate in the Multicultural Welcome Activities
- Contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs (if applicable)
- Office of Multicultural Affairs: (605) 394-1828, jesse.herrera@sdsmt.edu
- Participate in International Student Orientation
- Orientation Wednesday January 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m. - Noon in McKeel Room, Surbeck Center
- Contact the Ivanhoe International Center (if applicable) Ivanhoe International Center, (605) 394-6884; Ivanhoe@sdsmt.edu
- If you are a veteran, participate in Veterans' Orientation:
- Orientation Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 10 a.m. - Noon, Veterans' Resource Center.
- Contact the Veterans' Resource Center (if applicable): (605) 394-2560; catherine.payne@sdsmt.edu
